ponent (uncountable)
the west; the area of the setting sun
ponent (not comparable)
pertaining to the west, westerly
• Penton, penton
Source: Wiktionary
Po"nent, a. Etym: [OF., fr. It. ponente, properly, setting (applied to the setting sun), fr. L. ponens, p. pr. of ponere to set, put.]
Definition: Western; occidental. [R.] Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
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